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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

The Perfect Single-Serving Brownie

My life is so tough. Not only have I been having to cook all my meals myself (what a shame...), but I've also been having to eat my way through countless one-serving brownies in order to create the perfect version. Hard, but someone's got to do it, right? The things I do for food... However, after many, many attempts, I'm pretty sure I've deciphered the secret to a gooey, chocolatey, molten, warming, filling, indulgent single-serving brownie, and my god I am in love.

This isn't a microwave-and-go recipe, because I sadly don't have access to one. On the other hand, I think using an oven gives you more reliability and therefore more happiness. Everyone wins! Plus, you get enough time while it's cooking to give your preferred tv/film enough time to load, or fast forward it on the tv to the perfect starting point, or even to run a bath, put a face mask on, or just to lie on the floor in a puddle of contentment. I have done all of these whilst waiting for it cook.

Recipe (makes one large brownie, enough for two people if you're feeling generous):

4 tbsp plain flour

3 tbsp caster sugar

Just over 1/8tsp baking powder

2 tbsp cocoa powder

12g butter

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 tbsp milk

1 tbsp water

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Handful chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 180oC.

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.

Add the wet ingredients, and whisk until combined.

Scatter chocolate chips on top/combine in the brownie if desired.

Place in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on how gooey you want the centre to be.